4. Why Decisive Communication is Vital for a Successful Integration
Jeremie originally started his career at Goldman Sachs and spent time in investment banking focused on equities, equity sales, and trading. He has experience on both sides of M&A, as an acquirer and \u201cacquiree,\u201d and says the deals he has seen in the past 10 years \u2013 some successful, others not \u2013 have changed his perspective on M&A.
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0:00 \u2013 2:12 Jeremie\u2019s background in SaaS and investment banking
2:13 \u2013 5:52 The value of focusing on giving in M&A transactions
5:53 \u2013 11:40 Importance of pre-diligence diligence
11:41 - 14:12 Example of a deal not closed
14:13 \u2013 15:50 Allocating resources and labor pool decisions
15:51 \u2013 19:14 Advantages of quick integration
19:15 \u2013 25:29 Painful lessons
25:30 \u2013 30:57 How to use advisors
30:58 \u2013 36: 11 How to pick a banker
36:12 \u2013 41:33 Differences and clashes in culture
41:34 \u2013 46:27 Setting up a deal framework
46:28 \u2013 51:05 Facilitating good communication
51:06 \u2013 52:22 Importance of prioritization
52:23 \u2013 54:54 Lessons learned
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M&A Science by Kison Patel (kison@dealroom.net)
DealRoom: Data Science and AI for M&A (www.dealroom.net)